Commonwealth Turf Stakes
The Commonwealth Turf Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Open to three-year-old horses, it is contested on turf over a distance of one and one sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs).
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2004 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.churchilldowns.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 |
Inaugurated in 2004, the Commonwealth Turf Stakes was elevated to Grade III status in 2008.
Records
- Speed record
- 1:41.54 - Heart to Heart (2014)
- Most wins by an owner
- No owner has won this race more than once.
- Most wins by a jockey
- 2 - Shaun Bridgmohan (2007, 2013)
- Most wins by a trainer
- 2- Brad H. Cox (2015, 2017)
- 2- Steve Asmussen (2007, 2018)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hot Springs | Ricardo Santana Jr | Steve Asmussen | Woodford Racing LLC | 1:46.97 |
| 2017 | Mr. Misunderstood | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Flurry Racing Stables | 1:46.80 |
| 2016 | Hay Dakota | Denny Velazquez | Joel Berndt | Alice Mettler | 1:43.60 |
| 2015 | Almasty | Jon Court | Brad H. Cox | Rupp Racing Wentworth Brochu | 1:45.41 |
| 2014 | Heart to Heart | Julien Leparoux | Brian A. Lynch | Terry Hamilton | 1:41.54 |
| 2013 | River Seven | Shaun Bridgmohan | Nicholas Gonzalez | Tucci Stables | 1:44.11 |
| 2012 | Lea | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Albert Stall Jr. | Claiborne Farm/Dilschneider | 1:42.27 |
| 2011 | Humble and Hungry | Jose Lezcano | Ignacio Correas IV | Sagamore Farm | 1:45.24 |
| 2010 | Yankee Fourtune | Victor Santiago | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Harvey Clark & Andrew Albstein | 1:44.68 |
| 2009 | Get Stormy | Javier Castellano | Thomas M. Bush | Sullimar Stables | 1:41.67 |
| 2008 | Nistles Crunch | Robby Albarado | Kenneth McPeek | Alien Farm | 1:44.48 |
| 2007 | Inca King | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steve Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing | 1:43.17 |
| 2006 | Arbuckle Bandit | Brice Blanc | Michael Stidham | Golden Racing Stable | 1:44.19 |
| 2005 | Therecomesatiger | Mark Guidry | Thomas F. Proctor | Charles R. Patton | 1:43.94 |
| 2004 | Broadway View | John McKee | Nick Zito | Live Oak Plantation Racing | 1:44.75 |
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